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• Where did that saying come from? We explain the origins of 16 well-known phrases

  24-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North East hero Jack Crawford and Hollywood star Bruce Willis both play their part in our origin of phrases
  
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• Tyne and Wear fire bosses condemn thugs who throw stones at firefighters and warn 'you will be prosecuted'

  24-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said it will not tolerate the mindless attacks and plan to prosecute anyone involved
  
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• Newcastle's Castle Keep to host a special event of Valentine's Day horror

  24-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Local horror film writer to give a talk on 1930s Hollywood icon, Bela Lugosi, at an 'anti-Valentines' event at Newcastle's Castle Keep
  
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• Legal high crackdown launched in Newcastle by Northumbria Police

  24-01-2016 19:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Special task force to hit the streets to crackdown on the scourge of legal highs in Newcastle
  
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• Gateshead are becoming away-day specialists after success on the south coast - ChronicleLive

  24-01-2016 17:37 via
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  Gateshead are becoming away-day specialists after success on the south coast
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  Another away day, another win as Gateshead heightened Torquay United's relegation worries with a clean sheet and three points on the south coast. The Tynesiders' longest trip of the season, and one of the longest in English football - a round trip of ...
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• North Tyneside parents hold protest against plans to close four council-run nurseries

  24-01-2016 16:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Campaigning mums held the demonstration at the North Tyneside Council's Quadrant headquarters
  
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• Thugs attacked man on train at Durham after he stood up for his girlfriend

  24-01-2016 16:33 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  British Transport Police have released CCTV of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident
  
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• Police operation in Lemington sees anti-social behaviour fall by 70%

  24-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police launched Operation Unity to improve the quality of life for residents in the close-knit Newcastle suburb
  
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• Kard Bar fire: Inquiries into cause of the blaze may take some time as building remains unstable

  24-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  What started the fire that killed 81-year-old Brian Sandells is still unclear, as investigators continue work to find out what started the blaze
  
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• Jeff Stelling to launch marathon challenge from the home of Hartlepool United

  24-01-2016 16:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Soccer Saturday presenter is set to walk 250 miles to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK
  
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• Storm Jonas set to bring more flooding misery to the UK

  24-01-2016 14:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Downpours and flooding could bring more misery to communities already hit by Storm Desmond - although North East set to escape
  
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• Northern Powerhouse 'is becoming a reality' claims MP James Wharton

  24-01-2016 14:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Government Minister responsible for the Northern Powerhouse says more people are in work than ever
  
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• Newcastle contortionist gets in a twist over his broken hand blunder

  24-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle magician was practicing his escapology trick when he hit his hand and is now finding more difficult escaping from his plaster cast
  
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• Donations in memory of missing Ponteland mum Sally Allan reach almost £15,000

  24-01-2016 14:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Darras Hall family are now backing a special gathering of mental health organisations in Newcastle next month
  
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• Jarra Jim honoured at South Tyneside civic reception

  24-01-2016 14:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Jim Purcell - known as Jarra Jim - still does Great North Run at aged of 94 raising thousands for local causes
  
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• Newcastle Eagles vow to bounce back after shock first defeat of the season

  24-01-2016 13:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Fab Flournoy expects his Newcastle Eagles to get straight back to winning ways when they take on Cheshire Phoenix tonight
  
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• Candle-lit vigil held for tragic Wallsend dad Osmond Pearson

  24-01-2016 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Oz Pearson, 37, from North Tyneside killed in three-car pile up in the Scottish Highlands
  
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• Candle-lit vigil held for tragic Wallsend dad Osmand Pearson

  24-01-2016 12:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Oz Pearson, 37, from North Tyneside killed in three-car pile up in the Scottish Highlands
  
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• Warning: North East children mentally and physically unprepared for school life

  24-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Education expert warns children are arriving at North East schools lacking basic skills which leave them at risk
  
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• Newcastle medical experts work questions depression drug

  24-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New research suggests drug is not effective for some patients and urges more to be done to help those suffering depression
  
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• Newcastle Facebook fraudsters ordered to do unpaid work for their part in scamming 160 victims

  24-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Digital nightclub bar supervisor Dominic Capocci and pals Joel Pearson and Liam Sharp had already admitted fraud charges
  
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• Gateshead student celebrates studying Japanese - by going to South America - ChronicleLive

  24-01-2016 12:30 via
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  Gateshead student celebrates studying Japanese - by going to South America
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  A student with a flair for languages is celebrating securing a place at Cambridge University to study Japanese – by heading to South America to teach English. Talented linguist Matthew Fairhurst, 18, has just heard that he has a place to read East ...
  

• Gateshead student celebrates studying Japanese - by going to South America

  24-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Student from Gateshead heading to Chile to teach English before taking up place at prestigious university
  
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• Bedlington tenant puts her complaint about damp house into verse

  24-01-2016 12:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Housing provider Bernicia promises action after Annie's poetic effort to describe her problems
  
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• Liberal Democrats launch their North East campaign to persuade voters to stay in EU

  24-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tim Farron's North East troops gather to make the case for the country to remain in the European Union
  
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• Alzheimer's Society campaign to fix dementia care backed by actor Kevin Whately

  24-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A campaign to improve standards has been launched after an investigation revealed problems with care for dementia patients
  
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• A terrorist house and red doors cast a spell on the media

  24-01-2016 09:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The perception of red doors in Middlesbrough cause asylum seekers to fear The End
  
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• Jesmond man Euan Eltringham set to tackle extreme Sahara 'ultramarathon'

  24-01-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After leaving the army, Euan Eltringham was looking for a new challenge. So he decided to enter the most extreme 'ultramarathon' in the world
  
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• Dudley toddler fighting cancer hit by life threatening liver disease

  24-01-2016 07:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Frankie Sherwood is battling back after he was left fighting for his life while fighting cancer - and a rare liver condition
  
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